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Facebook briefly suspended accounts of Palestinian journalists

@ 2016/09/27 read/post comments(0)

Last week, seven Palestinian editors from two different publications reported that they had been locked out of their personal Facebook accounts without notice or reason. The social giant told The Electronic Intifada that it was accidental and restore... Go To Full Article

Debate venue offering journalists $200 'bargain' for WiFi

@ 2016/09/27 read/post comments(0)

At one point or another, we've all paid too much to access Wifi when we're out and about. Well, ahead of tonight's first presidential debate of the general election between Republican candidate Donald Trump and Democrat Hillary Clinton, journalists w... Go To Full Article

Scientists catch a classic quantum experiment on camera

@ 2016/09/27 read/post comments(0)

If you know a bit about quantum physics, you've likely heard of the Schrödinger's Cat concept used to explain superpositions: a cat in a box with a poison flask is at once alive and dead until you look inside. Researchers… Go To Full Article

China's largest ride-hailing company is investing in bicycles

@ 2016/09/27 read/post comments(0)

The largest ride-hailing service in China just made a big investment in a different kind of transportation program: bicycle sharing. According to a report from TechCrunch, DiDi Chuxing is kicking off a "multi-layered partnership" with Ofo -- an app-b...… Go To Full Article

German cars will share real-time data to help you find parking

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However smart your car might be, there's only so much it can tell you by itself. Wouldn't it be nice if cars regularly shared helpful driving info beyond what you offer in mobile apps? Here thinks so. It's launching services… Go To Full Article

EVGA's liquid-cooled GTX 1070 Hybrid card goes up for pre-order

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If you've been holding off on jumping into Nvidia's 10-series graphics cards in the hopes of getting one that's chilled by an external radiator, EVGA may have a solution in its GeForce GTX FTW Hybrid series. The company's GTX 1080… Go To Full Article

NASA observes possible water geysers on Europa

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Hubble's extended mission continues to pay off: NASA announced today that a team of astronomers using the space telescope have spotted what appear to be plumes of high-altitude water vapor spewing from the icy surface of Jupiter's moon Europa. Resear... Go To Full Article

Satellites could predict the next human-caused earthquake

@ 2016/09/27 read/post comments(0)

Back in March, the US Geological Survey (USGS) changed its method of tracking earthquakes to include human-induced seismic activity. Suddenly, Oklahoma looked as tremor-prone as California, mainly due to the spread of wastewater disposal wells in the... Go To Full Article

Why is the Oculus founder trying to bring hateful memes offline?

@ 2016/09/27 read/post comments(0)

Online abuse and bullying have existed as long as the internet has, but it's gone mainstream in a big way over the last few years. Perhaps not coincidentally, we've also spent the last year-plus subjected to Donald Trump's presidential campaign,… Go To Full Article

Square is speeding up EMV chip card transactions

@ 2016/09/27 read/post comments(0)

Anyone who has encountered a "NO CHIP, PLEASE SWIPE" sign while trying to pay via credit or debit card has probably noticed the switch from magnetic stripes to EMV chips hasn't been the smoothest. According to one study cited by… Go To Full Article

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